Attendance Success Mentor

Job Title: Attendance Success Mentor
Reports to: Building Principal
Summary: The Attendance Success Mentor supports the educational process by ensuring students develop and maintain good attendance practices and that parents support the attendance requirements of the District.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree (Bachelor’s Degree preferred)
• Use of a vehicle for transportation and a valid driver’s license
• Community oriented (Experience with youth or school programs preferred)
• Ability to work with the community, including parents, students, administration, and school staff
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent integrity and good moral character and initiative
• Enthusiasm and interpersonal skills
• Ability to community effectively in English, both orally and in writing

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the building principal in the monitoring of students’ attendance.
• Report to assigned school following the same procedures used for other school employees assigned to the school.
• Make visits as needed to students’ residences to develop healthy, positive family attitudes toward academic success, attendance at school, and student growth and development.
• Maintain records of meetings, communications (phone calls, emails, etc.), and home visits.
• Confer and collaborate regularly with school staff and other support personnel regarding students who are chronically absent/tardy.
• Collate/compile monthly attendance reports.
• Counsel students regarding absenteeism and tardiness to gain their cooperation and identify any underlying problems that may warrant intervention by other professional staff members.
• Submit written reports to the building principal as requested.
• Serve as a role model for students and staff in demonstrating positive attitudes, appropriate attire, personal grooming, and an effective work ethic.
• Participate in appropriate professional development and attend all required meetings.
• Protect the confidentiality of records and information gained as part of exercising professional duties and use discretion in sharing such information within legal confines.
• Adhere to Ohio school law, State Board of Education rules and regulations, Board of Education policies and regulations, and school regulations and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the building principal or State and Federal Programs Coordinator.

Evaluation:
The Attendance Success Mentor will be evaluated at least annually.

Application Procedure:
Please complete the employment application on the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio's website-www.escco.org

Job ID 21692

February 2025